This tutorial is very useful if you are a iPhone owner and you want to listen to youtube audio content on the iPhone, without the need for premium youtube subscription.
In order to listen to free audio content on YouTube when the app is running in the background, you normally need a premium youtube subscription. Otherwise, Google has limited access to background running of the YouTube application for free accounts, both on iPhone and Android devices.
A premium YouTube account that costs about $ 13.99 / month provides content without ads, access to shareplay for iOS and the possibility of listening to youtube audio content on the iPhone. That is, the YouTube app is running in background without music, podcast or any other video to close.
How do you listen to free audio content on YouTube with the screen closed on iPhone
If you want to listen to the iPhone music on YouTube, a radio or a podcast and not interrupt when youtube is in the background, follow the steps from the tutorial below:
1. Open safari on iPhone and go to the link with the video whose audio content you want to play. You access youtube.com in the address bar.
It is very important not to open the YouTube app if you have installed it on the iPhone.
2. In the address bar in Safari, press on "aA"Then"Request Desktop Website"In the menu that opens.
3. After pressing ”Request Desktop Website"YouTube page will load in the desktop version. Press the button"Play"To start playing the content of YouTube.
4. The video content will be played all over the screen, when you can leave safari in the background or block iPhone. The YouTube audio content will continue to be rendered without interruptions, even when you open other applications or close the entire iPhone screen.
The music control for music or other youtube audio content will be present on the iPhone's or Dynamic Island lock screen.
This way you can listen to radio, music, podcasts or any other content on YouTube with the screen closed on the iPhone or while opening other applications.
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Maybe this method is not necessarily on the liking of Google and it will not work endlessly, but as long as you work you can enjoy the music on youtube when you open the other applications or hold the closed screen on your iPhone.
